Nettlefold and Moser
of 170 to 194 Borough High Street, London, SE1, distributor of nuts, bolts, etc
Nettlefold and Sons of 54 High Holborn passed to Oswald Nettlefold and his children
1947/8 The shop was sold to GKN by Oswald's children Hugh and Lucy (Nancy) Nettlefold, after its removal to new customised premises in Marylebone.
c.1951 Merged with Moser's Ltd., another subsidiary of GKN, from which time the firms have been known as Nettlefold and Moser.
1954 Nettlefold and Moser, Ltd. Stockholding distributors of A.G.S. parts, aircraft and stainless steels, electric and hand tools, transmission equipment, etc. Head Office: 170-194, Borough High Street, London, S.E.l. T: Hop 7111 (P.B.X.) T.A.: Netmos Sedist London. Branches: Liverpool, Hull.[1]
1972 Nettlefold and Moser Steel and Pike Brothers joined forces to open a steel supermarket in Colnbrook[2]
1977 'One current battle concerns the empty Nettlefold and Moser headquarters immediately opposite the parish church.... townscape of Borough High Street'[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times January 18, 1972
- ↑ Illustrated London News - Thursday 01 December 1977